New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-12
SAVED FROM CANNIBALISM.
prscrrE OF SIX sHIPwRECKED MEN
HuxGER AND THIRST HAD ALMOST DONE THEIR
Too, wrAK ROW WHEN DIsCOXEkED.

- vn THIRST HAD ALMOST DONE THEIR
woRK-1oo WEAK TO ROW WHEN DISCOVERED.
Tho Norwegian bark Union, from Peraambuco,
hrougbt into port yesterday six sailors whose expert
ence NJ sbjpwreck would make excellent groundwork
for one of W. Clark Russell's maritime movers. lhey
we're the survivors OF fifteen, officers and crew, who
sailed from swansea the Norwegian bark Augusta
for Aspnwall, with a cargo OF patent iucl' iho
Augusta was In command OF Captain Meyer anu every
thing went well until October A. when she ell
countered terrific hurricane. The vcssei soon
sank the captain, rIst mate and one seaman were
drowned and one boat with six of the crew Is HISS
ing and the other boat with six men was pichcn up
after floating about for nine days win us ia,nsnot
pcople Second Mate Fulthohn mado the ioho"'e
statement: -,
The storm began on October IA, and we ran aheau
nj n unit, afternoon, when 1t became d teirinc nun is
cane accompanied with high sea AZ an,d Get a
Hcht storn"saii upon her the ship was hove TO- But
tho seas continued breaking over her WIN .nr, md
the bulwarks were washed away soon atef u aah
IL was found that our vessel was man ler ,lercd
TO the pumps The had to stand Oh inc I9T,
Of one OF the deck houses ana WORK an9 drch
asbInrs as we could not stand on INC ucCh. III,
one of the beats, which We expecIcd We wou i
soon have to take 10, was waslcu aTa 80 th,rc was
uotEne 10 do but to abandon the ship. Inc IRE,
boat and the smaller boat were io"cIcu iii" ' "
TIC mon got into them
THREE WASHED OVERHEARD TO DROWN
Captain Meyer. tho first mate and sailor went
below to get provisions on deck all OF "h'oh WIZ
washed away. When the captain, the mate ana
sailor came up the second time heavy sea wa0heo
them overheard, and at the same time carried the
dcck-house away. The mate was seen upon IL ai'o'
u,,,i In ths lif,boat there were two boxes OF snip
bread some meat but no water, ana inc Dod' '.S 49,
Vas In such q damaged condition that INC no' uo Win
cen la,lIng her, they tried to stop me eaAs Win
'her shirs The boats became separated during me
light In my there was only a haii pu'ho'iu'
II bread. a small ham and little water Just be
the two boats stpal aou tlG ua i,t.na hnr |
from our boat and swan toward tho hieDoa'' Ou'
In ibr morning We pulled around in search OF the
other boat but no signs of her Then each man n
was put the short allowance Oh nan unSs di az"
+, small plecc of ham each day. The gale Wooeid'u,
nm, the Sea kent up high. and had much dihcuNy
In preventing boat from calsizlng one uaS ~,
LLc ano her except thai be anne weaker nom ia'h
n food and drink. and from anxiety. ON OCTOBER
&: we sighted bark about three miles away, ou' m
nrol.ly could not boat al that distance ana
ihe kept on her course. our PROVISIONS "VTc '"'"
entirely exhausted
THINKING OF EATING ONE ANOTHER
ON the next day the pangs of hunger became so
great that proposition "as made 10 ur"w l"'s 'o
ono to furnish food TO-. the others We talked about
for some time and l finally prevailed upon them 10
wait one moro day On that afternoon we sighted
another vessc. about six miles away, ana my eA-
haustcd comrades with renewed strength ana iefVrh'
,ope pulled the boat in direction 10 intercept he
Bat the bark sailed fast and passed our line Oh couISo
yhon we were stIil three mics away. w.,
we all then fell our Knees ana prayer 10 w"
IN send lis relief and rescue us from our su1Tlng5
suddenly saw the bark 90 on ahohcI 'aCh an" n
ectIy leading for Twenty minutes later 'ncS
ouli SEQ our boat from the deck, but could not as.
inglish No were unable to pun thc boa 'o"a az
he bark. but captain Petersen, VINO went up III ,,c
nzzeleGng, law Ims W. we scTcra tines before he
ould get the boat alongside Then two OF me SAL
Of the Union came over me sac ara !'e" aS,s
about Us when were hoIstcd on boari' bS care
FIJI nursing we restored in a few days, but we
will never forget the humanity Of captain redeIscn
and tho crew of the swedish DARK 'hOh NJ '"'"
ever suffered than